D) To do something quickly or cheaply, often at the expense of quality or safety

C) Much excitement over something trivial

A) To be in a position to make decisions that influences a situation

B) Working hard to try to impress

B) The worst possible situation

B) One who takes an opposing position for the sake of argument

A) Having something more important to take care of

A) Disagreeing with each other’s ideas

D) Decide to do the inevitable which you were avoiding

C) To accept punishment for some mistake which you have done

D) An accelerating growth of magnitude

Idioms Quiz | Set - 01 | 25 Questions for SSC CGL, CHSL, CDS, NDA, BANK, Teaching Exams, IBPS, SBI, Air force, Navy

Idioms Quiz Set – 01

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Q: 1 Easier said than done

A) Not as moderate as it appears to be
B) Not as easy as it appears to be
C) Not as difficult as it appears to be
D) Not as restricted as it appears to be

Q: 2 Cutting corners

A) To follow the rules strictly
B) To be honest and fair
C) To take the long way around
D) To do something quickly or cheaply, often at the expense of quality or safety

Q: 3 A storm in a teacup

A) Easy money
B) Suffering in silence
C) Much excitement over something trivial
D) A signal for upcoming storm

Q: 4 Call the shots

A) To be in a position to make decisions that influences a situation
B) To be a follower that makes less important decision
C) To be in a neutral position
D) To be in a powerless position that follows orders

Q: 5 Day and night

A) Clumsily
B) Adversely
C) Continuously
D) Diligently

Q: 6 A mare’s nest

A) A new situation
B) A refreshing situation
C) A confused situation
D) A familiar situation

Q: 7 Call it a day

A) To have the greatest day ever
B) To refer to something as something else
C) To be very straightforward
D) To stop working

Q: 8 Come what may

A) Meeting someone
B) No matter what happens
C) To get frightened
D) To be among the latest

Q: 9 Bend over backwards

A) Working slowly and lazily
B) Working hard to try to impress
C) Going backward
D) Using wrongful means

Q: 10 Bite the dust

A) To suffer a defeat
B) To fall from a height
C) To remain calm
D) To fall asleep

Q: 11 Done up

A) Ruined
B) Complete
C) Failed
D) Exhausted

Q: 12 A leopard can’t change his spots

A) A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words
B) Someone who is cherished above all others
C) You cannot change who you are
D) Something good that isn’t recognised at first

Q: 13 Break a leg

A) To wish someone good luck
B) To avoid someone
C) To love someone
D) To hurt someone

Q: 14 A perfect storm

A) Healing from trauma
B) The worst possible situation
C) Pretty good judgement
D) Appropriate for all occasions

Q: 15 Down in the mouth

A) Discourteous
B) Angry
C) Unhappy
D) Exaggerating

Q: 16 Devil’s advocate

A) One who never argues
B) One who takes an opposing position for the sake of argument
C) One who presents very logical arguments
D) One who is very precise and accurate

Q: 17 A plum job

A) A difficult job
B) A rare job
C) A job involving extensive travelling
D) An easy and pleasant job

Q: 18 By the skin of your teeth

A) By a very narrow margin
B) Very protective
C) Saved by others
D) To be less affected by criticisms and rebuffs

Q: 19 Bigger fish to fry

A) Having something more important to take care of
B) To be similar to one’s parents in some way
C) Having work more than one’s capacity
D) To barely get something done

Q: 20 At cross purposes

A) Disagreeing with each other’s ideas
B) Finalising ideas and plans
C) Developing and amplifying ideas given
D) Blindly following each other’s ideas

Q: 21 By and by

A) One after the other
B) On the whole
C) Gradually
D) Altogether

Q: 22 Bite the bullet

A) Decide to do what is good
B) To hurt someone physically
C) To eat food quickly
D) Decide to do the inevitable which you were avoiding

Q: 23 Face the music

A) To work every possible way to succeed
B) To have the problems with money
C) To accept punishment for some mistake which you have done
D) To be cheated by someone you trust

Q: 24 A snowball effect

A) Trick someone completely
B) Slow movement
C) Cold and uncomfortable
D) An accelerating growth of magnitude

Q: 25 Fit as a fiddle

A) Something is perfect
B) To be extremely excited and energetic
C) To be in good health
D) A good and useful invention

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